Improved trace-buckle



dnitml gime @anni @Milling Letters Patent No. 94,070, dated August 24,1869.-

IlWPROVED TRACE-BUCKLE. A

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part o! thesame.

To all-whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, J. H. H. BUELL, of Oriskany, in the county ofOneida, and in the State of New York, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Trace-Buckles; and do hereby declare that thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, referencebeing had to .the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of referencemarked thereon, making a part of this specilication.

The nature of my invention consists in the construction of atrace-buckle, and in the arrangement" ofthe devices hereafter set forthand described.

Figure l isl a plan view of my invention.

Figure 2 is a section lview of the same'.

Figure 3 is a perspective of the wedge v Letter A represents the box orframe of' the buckle, which is constructed of malleable iron, or anysuitable material, the ends of which project to sonic distance beyondthe box, and are curved in opposite directions.

Upon each side of the frame there are two loops B, formed, one for thethill-st-rap, and the other for bellyband. Y

Heretofore it-has heen customary to have but a single one of theseloops, in'whicll both of thev straps are fastened at the same time,frequently causing considerable inconvenience.

By having a separate loop for each strap, they can he fastened much morereadily and easily, and'without the trouble of having to loosen both inorder to unbucklc one.

After the. trace has been passed through the box A, the wedge C isplaced upon its top, inside of the box, so as to secure it in place. Y YY This wedgeconslsts of an elongated flat plate, having a projectionextending across its front end, so as to prevent it from being drawninside of the box, and

a smaller one, e, across its surface, near the middle, while there is arod-like projection, g, extending ,downward from its bottom, whichpasses through the strap, and catches against the bottom of the frame,as seen' is an inclined `plane, o, extendingr from end to end,

against which -the flange e bears, so as to depress the rear end of thewedge,.and make the opening through the box smaller at the rear end thanthe front one, so as vto hold the trace more securely.

1n t'he top of the box there is a small groove formed, shown by dottedlines in iig. 2, iu which the projection a slides,'there being a vsmallstop formed at the front end ot' the groove,l so as to prevent thewedgefrom coming out of the box too easily.

The rear end of the top'of the frame is curved downward, against whichthe projection a bears, soI as to force the end of' the wedge downwardagainst the trace.

Having thus described my invention,

lVhat I claim', and desire to secure by Letters Paient isi. The wedge C,having the two flanges formed on its top, as described, and providedwith Vthe two projections a and y, substantially as shown.`

2. The frame A, provided with the loops B and inclined planes o, incombination with the wedge C,

when used to, form a trace-buckle, substantially as' specified.

.ln-testimony that I claim the, foregoing, I have hereunto set my hand,this QSthday of June, 1869.

. J.. H. H. BUELL. Witnesses:

W. C. HALLECK, Hl C. BUnLL.

